The Jaffa Girls installed this owl to watch over Elaine's bench. The idea is to scare away small birds that drop berries from this tree all over the bench and the newly installed knit-knot sweater. Frankly, I think the berries fall out of the tree on their own. They should have checked with Newton.Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Owl of Corry Street
The Jaffa Girls installed this owl to watch over Elaine's bench. The idea is to scare away small birds that drop berries from this tree all over the bench and the newly installed knit-knot sweater. Frankly, I think the berries fall out of the tree on their own. They should have checked with Newton.
More on the water damage from the local media
Xenia Gazette: Water damages Antioch building
WHIO-TV: Brittny McGraw reports on Antioch water damage
Springfield News-Sun: No violations found at flooded Antioch Building
WHIO-TV: Brittny McGraw reports on Antioch water damage
Springfield News-Sun: No violations found at flooded Antioch Building
From Judith Hempfling, YS Village Council President
Date: February 9, 2009 11:36:41 PM EST
Subject: Antioch College Main Building Clean Up Plan
Villagers and friends of Antioch College,
I am writing to share information gathered this afternoon at a meeting between Village leaders and Antioch University officials regarding the flooding of Antioch College Main Building. Chancellor Toni Murdoch and Public Relations Director Linda Sirk agreed to meet with Village Council members Karen Wintrow and myself, Village Manager Mark Cundiff and Fire Chief Collin Altman to provide information about this event and their plans for clean up. The information we received was very helpful and we are hopeful that the work done in the next days will go a long way to minimize damage of this beloved building. Please share this information.
Clearly, much of the distress in regards to these recent events, has been a lack of information which had left many of us trying to piece together what had occurred and the impact of the water on the building. The images caught on video of many inches of water in Main Building with more water raining down was very shocking and frightening.
Below are the highlights of the information we received today regarding Main Building.
• A walk through of all of the buildings on campus takes place 3 times a week and had occured late in the week
• The cause of the water pipe break in the attic is believed to be corrosion of a supply pipe to the sprinkler system
• The sprinkler system in the building is a dry system, but with the pipe breakage, compressed air was released and the water began to flow
• At the source of water in the basement there is space heating to prevent freezing pipes
• There is no alarm on this system which is why the Fire Department was not alerted to the problem
• The University has hired a highly recommended company Servpro, to do the cleanup.
Servpro has recommended the following, and the University has hired Servpro to do the work of drying out the building. They will begin there work tomorrow, Tuesday:
• Excess water will be extracted from each floor of the building
• 150 fans will be placed on each floor of the building
• During the cleanup, the building will be heated via auxillary sources provided by Servpro
• Soaked Carpeting and ceiling tiles will be removed
• A high priority is to protect the wood panelling
• The wet area on the outside brick wall shown in the video is believed to be unrelated to the incident
• Insurance coverage will pay for repairs beyond clean up to be done in the future
• The cleanup will take approximately 10 days
• The fire protection system will be put back in place in the next few days
We also discussed the situation at South Hall. When the sprinkler system went off there in late December, the alarm went off, and the Fire Department responded. The water was shut off within a few minutes of the incident. Some water damage occurred to drywall and ceiling. Wet carpeting and drywall was removed and the area was cleaned up by the College/University crew. Insurance coverage will repair this damage in the future but it is being described as fixable and not structural. All wet materials were removed.
Subject: Antioch College Main Building Clean Up Plan
Villagers and friends of Antioch College,
I am writing to share information gathered this afternoon at a meeting between Village leaders and Antioch University officials regarding the flooding of Antioch College Main Building. Chancellor Toni Murdoch and Public Relations Director Linda Sirk agreed to meet with Village Council members Karen Wintrow and myself, Village Manager Mark Cundiff and Fire Chief Collin Altman to provide information about this event and their plans for clean up. The information we received was very helpful and we are hopeful that the work done in the next days will go a long way to minimize damage of this beloved building. Please share this information.
Clearly, much of the distress in regards to these recent events, has been a lack of information which had left many of us trying to piece together what had occurred and the impact of the water on the building. The images caught on video of many inches of water in Main Building with more water raining down was very shocking and frightening.
Below are the highlights of the information we received today regarding Main Building.
• A walk through of all of the buildings on campus takes place 3 times a week and had occured late in the week
• The cause of the water pipe break in the attic is believed to be corrosion of a supply pipe to the sprinkler system
• The sprinkler system in the building is a dry system, but with the pipe breakage, compressed air was released and the water began to flow
• At the source of water in the basement there is space heating to prevent freezing pipes
• There is no alarm on this system which is why the Fire Department was not alerted to the problem
• The University has hired a highly recommended company Servpro, to do the cleanup.
Servpro has recommended the following, and the University has hired Servpro to do the work of drying out the building. They will begin there work tomorrow, Tuesday:
• Excess water will be extracted from each floor of the building
• 150 fans will be placed on each floor of the building
• During the cleanup, the building will be heated via auxillary sources provided by Servpro
• Soaked Carpeting and ceiling tiles will be removed
• A high priority is to protect the wood panelling
• The wet area on the outside brick wall shown in the video is believed to be unrelated to the incident
• Insurance coverage will pay for repairs beyond clean up to be done in the future
• The cleanup will take approximately 10 days
• The fire protection system will be put back in place in the next few days
We also discussed the situation at South Hall. When the sprinkler system went off there in late December, the alarm went off, and the Fire Department responded. The water was shut off within a few minutes of the incident. Some water damage occurred to drywall and ceiling. Wet carpeting and drywall was removed and the area was cleaned up by the College/University crew. Insurance coverage will repair this damage in the future but it is being described as fixable and not structural. All wet materials were removed.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Theft at YSHS
Two flutes, two violins and a viola. A chamber ensemble? Unfortunately, not. YSHS Band Director Dennis Farmer reported tonight that sometime between last Friday and this Monday, the instruments were stolen from the YSHS band room. A police report has been filed and EBay, pawn shops and the like are being scrutinized. Villagers are asked to keep their eyes and ears open for the instruments, as someone is likely to be offering them for sale.
Donna Avnaim (1957 - 2009)
Chamber Director Karen Wintrow wrote in an email today:
I’m sorry to tell you that local resident and business owner Donna Avnaim passed away on Saturday at an area hospital. Donna, owner of Déjà Vu, was an active member of the Chamber and Chamber Marketing Committee and attended almost all meetings and events, even when faced with health issues that would have overwhelmed most of us. It is my understanding that there will be a service at Jackson Lytle and I will let you know the schedule as soon as I learn something.
Donna’s family is clearing out her shop right now. They would like anyone who has consignment items there and are interested in getting them back to stop by the shop or contact them in some way.
She followed up with a copy of the funeral home obituary:
AVNAIM, Donna M.,51, of Yellow Springs, passed away Sunday February 8,2009. She was born May 4, 1957, a daughter of Ralph Avnaim and Micki Ross Adams in Limestone, ME. Donna was a 1975 Tecumseh graduate and grew upin Medway. She was a long time resident of Yellow Springs where she hadmany friends and was a member of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce. She was a M.D.A. and Sicsa volunteer. Donna is survived by her siblings,Mitchell (Ginny) Avnaim, Peter (Kathy) Avnaim, Scott Avnaim, Tracy(Robert) Schaffner, and Jeri Avnaim; nieces and nephews, Luke and SarinaAvnaim, Nicholas, Anthony, Jacquelyn, and Leah Avnaim, Scott and StacySchaffner; aunt, Ellie Podberesky; good friends, Pat and John Reising. She is preceded in death by her parents; aunt, Claudia Ross. Friends maygreet family from 10AM until time of memorial service at 11AM SaturdayFebruary 14, 2009 in the JACKSON LYTLE WILLIAMS Funeral Home, YellowSprings. Interment of cremains will follow in the Glen Forrest Cemetery.
I’m sorry to tell you that local resident and business owner Donna Avnaim passed away on Saturday at an area hospital. Donna, owner of Déjà Vu, was an active member of the Chamber and Chamber Marketing Committee and attended almost all meetings and events, even when faced with health issues that would have overwhelmed most of us. It is my understanding that there will be a service at Jackson Lytle and I will let you know the schedule as soon as I learn something.
Donna’s family is clearing out her shop right now. They would like anyone who has consignment items there and are interested in getting them back to stop by the shop or contact them in some way.
She followed up with a copy of the funeral home obituary:
AVNAIM, Donna M.,51, of Yellow Springs, passed away Sunday February 8,2009. She was born May 4, 1957, a daughter of Ralph Avnaim and Micki Ross Adams in Limestone, ME. Donna was a 1975 Tecumseh graduate and grew upin Medway. She was a long time resident of Yellow Springs where she hadmany friends and was a member of the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce. She was a M.D.A. and Sicsa volunteer. Donna is survived by her siblings,Mitchell (Ginny) Avnaim, Peter (Kathy) Avnaim, Scott Avnaim, Tracy(Robert) Schaffner, and Jeri Avnaim; nieces and nephews, Luke and SarinaAvnaim, Nicholas, Anthony, Jacquelyn, and Leah Avnaim, Scott and StacySchaffner; aunt, Ellie Podberesky; good friends, Pat and John Reising. She is preceded in death by her parents; aunt, Claudia Ross. Friends maygreet family from 10AM until time of memorial service at 11AM SaturdayFebruary 14, 2009 in the JACKSON LYTLE WILLIAMS Funeral Home, YellowSprings. Interment of cremains will follow in the Glen Forrest Cemetery.
Jafa Girls go after Elaine's Bench
I can't even go to the post office without running into these two (Nancy Mellon & Corrine Bayraktaroglu) weaving their mischief.
"It really needs to be painted," JafaBrit said. "But this isn't the weather for it. So we are knitting it a sweater."
Thursday, February 5, 2009
WYSO Silent Autction Saturday Night
WYSO's Silent Auction & Wine Tasting is Saturday Night!
Have you gotten your tickets?
Saturday, February 7th at 6 PM
Antioch University McGregor
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs
Time is Running out!
Get your tickets before the price goes up!
Tickets are $20 in advance
(must be purchased by 5 PM This Friday! February 6th)
or $25 at the door.
To purchase tickets, please call 937-769-1388 or you can Click Here
to purchase them online. We'll put your tickets on Will Call for you!
This year's auction promises to be bigger & better than last year.
Wines & Tasting staff is being provided by the Winds Cafe.
Food is being provided by Current Cuisine.
So...Call Your Friends & Family!
DATE: Saturday, February 7th
TIME: 6 PM
LOCATION: Antioch University McGregor
900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs
NEED MORE INFO: Call 767-6420
Please, join us for this great evening & help support WYSO!
Jacki Mayer
WYSO Public Radio
Have you gotten your tickets?
Saturday, February 7th at 6 PM
Antioch University McGregor
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs
Time is Running out!
Get your tickets before the price goes up!
Tickets are $20 in advance
(must be purchased by 5 PM This Friday! February 6th)
or $25 at the door.
To purchase tickets, please call 937-769-1388 or you can Click Here
to purchase them online. We'll put your tickets on Will Call for you!
This year's auction promises to be bigger & better than last year.
Wines & Tasting staff is being provided by the Winds Cafe.
Food is being provided by Current Cuisine.
So...Call Your Friends & Family!
DATE: Saturday, February 7th
TIME: 6 PM
LOCATION: Antioch University McGregor
900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs
NEED MORE INFO: Call 767-6420
Please, join us for this great evening & help support WYSO!
Jacki Mayer
WYSO Public Radio
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Really big band concert date change
The date for the joint Community Band/YSHS-McKinney/Alumni Band Concert has been changed to Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m. It will be held in the high school gym.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Allen St. Al sees shadow - six more weeks of winter
Allen Street Al poked his head out from under our deck this morning and beat a hasty retreat back into the hole he maintains next to my wood pile after seeing his shadow on the glistening snow field in my backyard.
Interviewed from deep within his digs, Al reported that it was less about having seen his shadow than it was about there being nothing to eat out there.
"When are you going to start feeding the chickens outdoors again?" he asked.
Over the years, Al has been known for his perseverence in his pursuit of the cracked corn served up in Chicken Land. No matter what we do, he keeps tunneling under the fence. The only success we had in deterring him was a couple times when Rocky the Barred Rock went after him.
"See you in six weeks," he yawned. "I'm going back to sleep."
Interviewed from deep within his digs, Al reported that it was less about having seen his shadow than it was about there being nothing to eat out there.
"When are you going to start feeding the chickens outdoors again?" he asked.
Over the years, Al has been known for his perseverence in his pursuit of the cracked corn served up in Chicken Land. No matter what we do, he keeps tunneling under the fence. The only success we had in deterring him was a couple times when Rocky the Barred Rock went after him.
"See you in six weeks," he yawned. "I'm going back to sleep."
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Community Band rehearsal - come join us
The Yellow Springs Community Band practices on Monday nights from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. in the high school music room. Anyone interested in participating in the joint Community Band/High School - McKinney/Alumni Concert on Weds., Feb. 25, should show up this Monday. There are precious few rehearsals left before the concert. Anyone who plays a band instrument is invited to participate.
In memory of Virda Womacks
Another gentle light was extinguished yesterday, when our neighbor Virda Womacks passed away. She died just three weeks after her husband Bob.Virda was quiet and unassuming and, I felt, often overshadowed by her more boisterous husband. They were married for 61 years and were often seen together on long walks around town. You never saw one without the other. After he passed, she lamented to relatives that she didn't understand why, after 61 years, they couldn't go together.
I remember sitting on their back deck listening to old Bob's stories. Every time he would start a new one, she would say, "Oh Bob, you're not going to tell him that one." The love was palpable.
We will miss her just as much as we miss Bob.
Ice Sculpture on High Street
Photo by Susan GartnerSusan Gartner found this ice art in the yard of Moya Shea's house on High Street, "almost near the corner of High and Dayton Street."
You can see more of Susan's ice art photos on The Chronicles of Kresge.
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